The link between children's sport participation and self-esteem: Exploring the mediating role of sport self-concept |
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| Authors: | Carly B Slutzky Sandra D Simpkins |
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| Institution: | 1. Loughborough University, UK;2. Swansea University, UK;1. Interdisciplinary Educational Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia;2. Centre for Health Initiatives, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia;1. Interdisciplinary Educational Research Institute, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia;2. Centre for Health Initiatives, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia;1. School of Kinesiology, Lower Mall Research Station 337, 2259 Lower Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, V6T 1Z4, Canada;2. ParticipACTION, 77 Bloor St W. Suite 1205, Toronto, M5S 1M2, Canada;3. The Hospital for Sick Children, Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, 686 Bay St., Toronto, M5G 0A4, Canada;4. Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, 2635 Laurel St, Vancouver, V5Z 1M9, Canada;5. Faculty of Child, Family, and Community Studies, Douglas College, 1250 Pinetree Way, Coquitlam, V2B 7X3, Canada;1. TU Dortmund University, Germany;2. Heidelberg University, Germany;3. San Francisco State University, USA |
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| Abstract: | Background and PurposeSport participation is positively associated with indices of adjustment, such as self-esteem, among adolescent participants. Less is known about the processes through which younger children benefit from their sport participation. The purpose of this investigation was to test whether children's sport self-concept mediated the longitudinal associations between time spent in individual- and team-oriented organized sport activities and later self-esteem.MethodsWe used four waves of data from the Childhood and Beyond Study collected from three cohorts of elementary school-aged children (N = 987), their parents, and their teachers.ResultsFindings indicated that children who spent more time in team sports, but not time in individual sports, reported higher sport self-concept, which, in turn, was associated with higher self-esteem than their peers. Multi-group analyses suggested that these relations did not vary across gender, sport ability, sport importance beliefs, or peer acceptance.ConclusionsStudy results suggested that the relations between time spent in sports and children's sport self-concept depends, in part, on whether the time was spent in team or individual sports. This investigation highlighted the value of examining mediating processes so as to better explicate the association between time in sports and self-esteem. |
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